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The phenomenology of experiencing poverty – an exploration
(2006)There is a plethora of research on poverty. Definitions of poverty are provided from various perspectives, reasons and causes for poverty are analysed, and descriptions are provided of the impact of poverty on adults and ... -
A physical environmental management perspective on municipal water supply: proposals for Tlokwe City Council
(2008)All South Africans, especially, those involved with the development and management of its water resources should be aware that South Africa is generally an arid to semi-arid region, with an average rainfall of approximately ... -
The poetics of peace: from aesthetic knowledge to reconciliation
(AOSIS, 2018)This article is inspired by the need for research methods that would discover the interrelationships of reconciliation and culture, specifically analysing the behaviour of field researchers originating from different ... -
Political opposition in patriarchal East London, 1950-1960: dilemmas of paternalism
(2010)This paper describes the growing level of politicization in East London in the 1950s, and the way this affected the patriarchal normative system, which prevailed in urban administration. Patriarchalism, as a system, was ... -
The politics of performative ontology in information systems
(2013)This article argues that information systems (ISs) and information system ontologies (ISOs) are powerful devices that perform reality in profound ways. The development and use of ISOs are forms of ontological politics ... -
The politics of service delivery in South Africa: the local government sphere in context
(AOSIS, 2016)The post-1994 democratic developmental South African state opted for a strong local government system which has been constitutionalised, in terms of Chapter 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 108 of ... -
Politics without morality and accountability: the Nkandla case from a deontological perspective
(2017)The Nkandla controversy has long dominated South African politics and has seemingly been endless. This article revisits the Nkandla issue from the perspective that it fails the Kantian categorical imperative (i.e. CI) and ... -
The potential of mobile phones for increasing public participation in local government in South Africa
(2015)This paper presents a critical discussion on the current use of technology and participation in local government. It discusses the rise in popularity of mobile devices, and how they have been used in ICT for development. ... -
Potential socio-economic consequences of mine closure
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: Mine closures generally reveal negligence on the part of mining houses, not only in terms of the environment, but also the surrounding mining communities. Aim: This article reflects on the findings of research ... -
The power of musical sound and its implications for primary education in South Africa: An experiential discussion
(2014)In this article, the power of musical sound and its transformative effects on human beings are explored, as perceived since ancient times and discussed in recent literature. An evolving research project is then reviewed, ... -
The power of narrative health communication: Exploring possible effects of first-hand experiential stories on cancer awareness amongst university students
(AOSIS, 2021)Narrative health communication has the potential for effective health promotion about cancer amongst youth from low- and middle-income countries such as South Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa experiences a rising cancer-related ... -
A practical exploration of the feasibility of integrative multidisciplinary research from a broad ecohealth perspective in South Africa.
(North-West University, 2011)This discussion is a deliberation on the progress towards the possibility of carrying out feasible research according to an Integrative Multidisciplinary (IMD) research methodology (theoretically and practically). To ... -
Practitioner-based research in information systems
(2012)A practitioner is a professionally employed person in a selected discipline such as information and communication technologies (ICT). ICT practitioners often operate in the domain of Information Systems (IS), the social ... -
Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of their parents’ and teachers’ attitudes towards mathematics
(AOSIS, 2020)Mathematics is integral to the successful study of accounting. The purpose of the study was to determine accounting students’ perceptions of attitudes towards mathematics among their parents and teachers. The setting for ... -
Privatisation and water governance in Africa: implications of a rights-based approach
(2008)Early in the post-independence era, the control of water resources in many African states was a task of central planning. Regrettably, water management soon became a miry adventure in most African states largely because ... -
Probing strategy-project alignment: the case of the South African Social Security Agency
(AOSIS, 2016)Public institutions, such as the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) increasingly function in multi-project environments to translate strategies successfully into service-delivery initiatives. However, this ... -
The process of developing distributed-efficacy and social practice in the context of 'ending AIDS'
(2015)Introduction: this article reflects on data that emanated from a programme evaluation and focuses on a concept we label ‘distributed-efficacy’. We argue that the process of developing and sustaining ‘distributed-efficacy’ ... -
Profiles of tourists participating in shark cage diving in Gansbaai, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2020)Coastal and marine tourism is a sector that draws visitors from around the globe to South Africa. This is largely because of an array of marine wildlife resources found in the country. Despite this strong pull factor, ... -
Project management and performance management: potential transdisciplinary contributions
(2012)As project management and performance management as management applications gain momentum in public sector settings, the question often arise as to if, how, and when these applications should complement each other in various ...